Albert County Exhibition

On Sunday we went to the 100th Annual Albert County Exhibition.  It was a beautiful day and we had a great time.  Camden spent way too much time on the little four-wheeler and tractor though.

Here are some pictures from our day.

Camden liked petting the goats and I managed to get 

a picture of Daddy smiling!

Theses are the first Oxen I have ever seen.  They were huge!  Also, very well trained as was demonstrated by their owners.

It is amazing to see these giant horses.  

I still cannot believe horses can be this big!

Getting ready for the six in hand competition, two horses hooked up

Running around the ring...

and waiting for judging.

Camden and I went on a ride together.  

As you can see from this picture, he didn't enjoy it!

He really, really liked this tractor and 

I had to bribe him with cotton candy to get down!

Milking a cow was another highlight of the day

Here is a video Ron took of our descent down the huge slide.  It was really high, I didn't realize until we had climbed to the top!

Camden said...

Yesterday there was a fun fair in the small village near us.  I thought Camden would love to go and did he ever enjoy himself.  He was not scared at all and loved going in the three bouncy houses that were set up.

There were two ladies doing face painting and I asked Camden if he wanted to be a pirate.  He said no.  Later, I asked if he wanted to be a lion.  Again he said no.  We saw a girl painted like a monkey and I asked Camden if he wanted to be a monkey.

Camden: I just want to be Camden.

I just hugged him and said I wanted him to be himself too.  Love my boy!

Grammie Visits

Grammie arrived for a one week visit on August 6th.  Camden did not want Grammie to visit, did not like Grammie and did not want anything to do with Grammie.  

Then, after an hour in her company and being allowed to rifle through her suitcase he changed his mind and said, "Grammie loves me!"

It was so nice to see my Mum and spend some time with her.  We found the time to sew and craft together.  I made her an e-book cover and she and I made Camden some pajamas.  We also painted a smarties tin and turned it into a nifty piggy bank.

In the evening we watched a couple of movies and I got her hooked on The Walking Dead.  Great show and it was fun to watch her expressions as the episodes played out.

Here are some pictures of our time together.

 Showing Grammie some love

Riding his new bike.  He was so excited to get this and would wake every morning asking to go for a ride.  All of us took turns pushing him around the house and outside.  I don't think he will ever tire of it.

Washing Grammie's feet...no splashing!

Grammie bought Camden a very special gift and we waited a day or two before giving it to him.  His very first robot!  

We had some rain one day and Cam had energy to burn.  I took him outside to splash in some puddles but we ended up covered head to toe in mud.  It was so much fun!

A while back I had asked Mum to crochet a hat for Camden.  

This is the result.  

Camden pointed out this huge "buzzy bee" on my sunflower.  

Really, one of the largest bees I have ever seen.

Another day and more energy to burn.  Taking Grammie to the park was fun.  Seeing her go down the slide was hilarious!

The three of us!

Self portrait.  I love this one.

Handsome!

Cheese!

Helping Grammie up the hill

I whipped up some home made paint which resulted in another mess, 

but lots of fun.

Our last day together 

Can't be serious all the time :)

Bye Grammie.  See you again soon!

Playground fun

There was excess energy to burn this weekend so Camden and I headed to the park at the elementary school for some fun.  

He really enjoyed climbing up the steps and going down the slide.  I just wish there were some other kids for him to play with :(

The only way he would take a picture with me....

I caught him walking up the stairs behind me.

Camden said...

Camden often repeats himself over and over and over as if he has not been heard the first time.  I will tell him we heard him the first time (or the first five times).  I shouldn't be surprised by the following exchange we had, but I was!

Me: Cam, would you like a drink?
    No response
Me:  Cam, drink?
    No response again.
Me: Camden....do you want a drink of this?
Camden: I heard you the first time.

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At the playground on the weekend there was an older boy running around and Camden desperately wanted to play with him.

Camden: Hey big fella, what you doing?

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Ron went out with a friend to celebrate his birthday and was not home to see Camden off to bed.  The next morning when Ron woke up, Camden said, "Daddy I missed you soooo much!"

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Daddy: See you later alligator
Camden: After while croc-dile

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Ron found a snail on the grape leaves he was trimming in the backyard. He gave the leaf to Camden.

Camden: What his name Mum-Mum?
Me: Sammy the snail? 
Camden: I love Sammy

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Wonderful Moment

Last night while rocking Camden to sleep I read this book to him:

All of Baby, Nose to Toes

The book is lovely, simple and has a nice flowing sound when you read it aloud.  Camden was quiet and I thought, falling asleep.

I got to the part of the book that talks about Baby's legs.  The line was, "Baby's got legs, kick in the pants legs."

When Camden heard this line he burst out laughing and kept laughing and laughing.  It was contagious and I started laughing too.   

It was such a special moment.  Sitting together at the end of the day and laughing over something silly.  

I think I was more surprised that he was listening so closely and understood what the line meant.  He is all about bums and hitting Daddy in the pants these days. 

My wonderful boy....I love being his Mum-Mum!

Meeting friends

On Saturday we drove to Wilmot Park in Fredericton, NB to meet some very special people.  Carla and I have become good friends thanks to a group of women on the internet who all have had babies in April 2011.  

It was such a pleasure to finally meet another Mom from our group.  I just wish one day ALL of us could meet in person.  C'mon lottery!

The park was lovely and we could not have asked for a better day as the weather was perfect.   Our summer has been nothing but rain for weeks and weeks, but Mother Nature smiled on us on Saturday.

In the beginning the kids were all over the place but eventually we made it to the splash pool (which was awesome!) and they all waded in and splashed around.

After lunch we tried to get the kids to pose for pictures.  If taking a photo of one toddler wasn't hard enough, try three!  This is the best shot I got, then each one looked away or walked away...lol

Evan has a great smile in this one!

It didn't get any better when the Mom's got involved.  Sigh.

Carla, it was wonderful to meet you, Carl, Alexa and Evan.  Can't wait until you vacation in NB again!